Justice Marshall delivered the opinion of the Court. Respondent William Erwin and his wife respondent Emely Erwin brought a state-law tort suit against petitioners, federal employees in the Executive Branch, alleging that he had suffered injuries as a result of petitioners’ negligence in performing official acts. The issue presented is whether these federal…
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